Romancoke, Maryland
Romancoke | |
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| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| County | Queen Anne's |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Romancoke is a census-designated place on Queen Anne's in Maryland, United States, located at the southern terminus of Maryland Route 8. Romancoke was changed from an unincorporated community to a census-designated place for the 2020 Census.[1] The name "Romancoke" comes from the Algonquian word for "circling of the water."[2] William Claiborne, who founded Kent Island, also had a plantation in Virginia named Romancoke.[3]
Romancoke was once linked with Claiborne via the Romancoke-Claiborne ferry; however, the ferry service was canceled the year after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened. Today, Romancoke is almost purely residential and is part of Stevensville's postal area.
References[]
- ^ "TIGERweb v18.0". Decennial IT Division for Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "A Visit to A Colonial Estate, by Frederick S. Daniel". 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Austin, Gayle. "Genealogy of the Claiborne Family of Virginia". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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Coordinates: 38°52′52″N 76°20′11″W / 38.88111°N 76.33639°W
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Categories:
- Kent Island, Maryland
- Census-designated places in Maryland
- Census-designated places in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Maryland populated places on the Chesapeake Bay
- Eastern Shore, Maryland geography stubs